If confirmed by the Senate, Clayton would lead one of the most important federal prosecutor offices in the country.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said that he wants to replace Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern ...

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican President-elect Donald Trump nominated former U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

President-elect Trump nominated the former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, to serve as ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his intent to nominate former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Donald Trump has selected former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

During his first term, the once and future president was frustrated in a bid to install Clayton—a veteran regulator and ...

The appointment marks a transition for Clayton, the "Sheriff of Wall Street" who has no experience in criminal law.

The longtime corporate lawyer would take his first turn as a prosecutor heading up the DOJ’s highest-profile field office.

*In a significant shift within the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), President-elect ...